FALL, RISE AND TRANSFORM | Ela Söylemez | TEDxHisar School Youth
Ela Söylemez was born in Istanbul in 2013.
She is currently a 6th grade student at Hisar Schools.
She speaks Turkish, English, French and
She is learning Spanish. City's pioneer
tennis in the infrastructure of one of the clubs
plays. He writes short stories and in this field
organized international competitions
is participating. In addition to the awards he has received,
and one of the stories he wrote
a reputable publishing house
in a collection of stories and in 2024
was published in For self-improvement
in addition to her work, Ela has been working
contribute to the society in which it is located, social
increase awareness of solidarity and synergy
with the aim of creating today's
by utilizing various technologies
projects. Implementing these projects
and collaborate with government agencies and specialized companies to
she continues to work with all her might. Today, Ela is thinking of becoming a professional tennis player.
to become a player and win Grand Slams.Ela was very excited when she found out she was going to give a TEDx talk.
that he had heard about it. He immediately started making plans with his parents.
After watching the TEDx video, I realized that the speakers are very experienced and professional.
and realized that they were children, so he changed direction and invited the child speakers.
and started watching it.
They were most interested in Molly's speech, which was viewed 8 million times.
Molly took the stage with a baby and captured the audience's attention in the first 10 seconds.
and she took it. Ela wanted to try it too, but her mom couldn't find a baby.
At this point, his mother said to him, “In life, always take the long way
you have to. The long way takes time, there are potholes
you have to fall. But you must be able to get up every time you fall. That's what
transforms.” This was a very important motivation for Ela.
Preparing for speaking exams for their lessons in secondary school
“If you get up from where you've fallen, you'll be able to help yourself.
if you trust, if you work hard, you will make a good speech.”
her mother's words inspired her.
In her speech, Ela also mentioned a research survey. This one
ten years ago fifty people were asked in research what they would change in their bodies.
what they wanted, they were asked. The children's answers were fantastic; his chin
like the jaws of a shark, fire coming out of your eyes, like a cheetah.
they fantasized about running fast. Adults, on the other hand, dreamed about the shape of the nose or
he wanted physical changes like weight. “While children fly, adults
why is he content with grounded thoughts?” asked Ela.
Ela said she has been playing tennis for 2.5 years and wants to win a Grand Slam.
he realized that the adults were smiling at him skeptically. “Come on.
Let's see...” and so on. When he investigated what it meant, he found that
learned that the statement contains skepticism and continued to believe in himself
would be the real motivation to transform him.
In the research questionnaire, the dreams that children see as achievable,
seemed impossible to adults. But Ela is happy to dream and
will not give up on continuing to transform.
Thank you, Ela SöylemezEla Söylemez 2013 yılında İstanbul'da doğdu. Şu an Hisar Okulları 6. sınıf öğrencisi. Türkçe, İngilizce, Fransızca konuşuyor ve İspanyolca öğreniyor. Şehrin öncü kulüplerinden birinin altyapısında tenis oynuyor. Kısa hikâyeler yazıyor ve bu alanda düzenlenen uluslararası yarışmalara katılıyor. Elde ettiği ödüllerin yanında, yazdığı hikâyelerden biri de Londra'da bulunan saygın bir yayınevinin çocuk hikâyeleri derlemesinde yer aldı ve 2024 yılında basıldı. Kendini geliştirmek için yaptığı çalışmaların yanı sıra Ela, içerisinde bulunduğu topluma katkı sağlamak, sosyal dayanışma bilincini artırmak ve sinerji yaratmak amaçlarıyla günümüz teknolojilerinden de faydalanarak çeşitli projeler üretiyor. Bu projeleri hayata geçirmek için devlet kurumlarıyla ve konusunun uzmanı şirketlerle iş birliktelikleri yapıp var gücüyle çalışmaya devam ediyor. Ela, bugünkü düşüncesiyle profesyonel bir tenis oyuncusu olmayı ve Grand Slam'ler kazanmayı hedefliyor. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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